boom of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? What four factors have been fueling this growth? The main evidence of the boom in Sub-Saharan Africa is that seven of the ten fastest-developing world’s economies are in Africa. Some countries have witnessed the growth of the income per capita while other countries show stable rates of economic growth locking new investors‚ and creating new opportunities for further development of industries in the region. The Sub-Saharan countries increase their participation
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From the Maghrib down to Sub-Saharan Africa‚ many African cultures come together to establish the rich continent. Music from here has influenced many parts of the globe. Africans differentiate themselves according to various things such as gender‚ kinship‚ religion etc. African music’s preeminent function is to bring different tribes and sects into one Mudzimu‚ which simply means family. Different music is used for different themes‚ depending on its classification. For instance‚ drama music
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Imperialization came about through the necessity of resources for industrialization and began in the 19th century when industrial progress drove nations to search for new markets for their products. The competition that was fueled by these nations would have lead to all out war without treaties and agreements being made on the side of the conquerors‚ however‚ at no time did they consider the desires of the conquered. They did not just claim land‚ but create social structures similar to theirs‚
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Significant changes occurred in East Africa between 600 and 1450. Specifically‚ the increase of slave trade and better‚ more useful technologies through the Indian Ocean Trade Network. These changes are important because the growth of city-states occurred due to this network. During this period‚ the overall trade of the region remained relatively constant. This continuity was important because it allowed for economic and technological development to flourish in the region. Safer travel‚ pacified
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India. 6. Average percentage of GDP (I/Y) in the Asian countries [pic] The US was the slowest because any countries were invested more than U.S by average percentage of GDP in 1960 to 2000. 7. Describe economic conditions across East Asia in 1960. How did they compare economically to other developing nations at the time‚ like Zimbabwe and Iraq? In 1960‚ most Asians were got a primary school education‚ and their economies could feed themself. Koreans worked in a bad environment‚ but
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exchange networks that occurred between 300 BCE until 1100 CE. The routes were brought up in this chapter‚ which were the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the trans-Saharan trade route. These routes were used to transport goods‚ livestock‚ ideas‚ and shape new cultures. The Silk Road connected China to the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. This route was necessitated by the Chinese demand for western products such as horses and the Western demand for more trade. General Zhang led eighteen
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Imperialism of Africa and Asia had both good and bad effects. The people of Africa and Asia may not have directly benefited from imperialism‚ but overall what happened was necessary for the continents to compete with the rest of the world. The African people benefited when the slave trade was abolished. They gained technological advancements by industrializing. The longest lasting effect imperialism had on Africa and Asia is that they were able to function and participate with other nations in global
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During the post-classical era‚ East Asian trade experienced many changes through their innovations and means of trade-both maritime and overland. However‚ the spread of religion through these trade routes remained constant. One innovation that changeed East Asian trade was the introduction of the grand canal by the Sui dynasty. It was a system of artificial waterways that went from Hangshou to Bejing and Chang’an. The grand canal served as East Asia’s principal mean of internal trade. When it
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economic and political arrangements that already existed in most of Africa. From the class discussions and reading my opinion of the issue is Europeans just commercialized and exploited the slave trading business‚ so Europeans should not be at fault for starting the slave trade. Slavery has been practiced for almost the all of recorded history; the African slave trade has left a legacy which cannot be ignored. Slavery existed within sub-Saharan African societies before the arrival of Europeans. The internal
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The Sub-Saharan long distance commodity and slave trade as well as the syncretic interweaving of Islamic culture and traditional African culture accounts for Africa’s major influence as a superpower. Traders from all over the world were drawn to Africa’s riches in gold‚ ivory‚ and human beings. The fact that Africa was rich in resources posed influence in itself. Considering that a great number of the visiting traders were Muslims and they begin to intermarry and form relationships – economic
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